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Tiffin School: 11+ entrance exam
Boys’ grammar school in Kingston upon Thames.
Tiffin School · Boys’ grammar school · Kingston upon ThamesAdmissions (the school’s website)
Sources checked 22 September 2026; the school’s admissions page is the final word.
11+ For Year 7
The 11+ entrance test
Tiffin School’s 11+ entrance test is set by Quest Assessments, taken on paper. It tests English and maths.
Who sits it. Children in Year 6, for a place in Year 7 in September 2027: sat on Friday 2 October 2026.
180 places, as the school’s page gives them Source
When it is sat
Friday 2 October 2026
For Year 7 in September 2027, sat in Year 6. Registration closes 1 September 2026. Source Source
Stage One on Friday 2 October 2026 (morning and afternoon slots) at Tiffin School; Stage Two on 12 November 2026 for those invited (invitations about 16 October). Registration opened midday Friday 5 June 2026 and closed 12 noon Tuesday 1 September 2026 (the key-dates list on the same page says 2 September; the FAQs and page header say 1 September).Not yet published
For Year 7 in September 2028, sat in Year 6. The date is not on the pages read. Source
Dates for September 2028 entry not yet published.
What the school says
- Who sets it
- Quest Assessments. Source
- How it is taken
- On paper. Source
Stage Two is handwritten. - The papers
- Stage One English, multiple choice; Stage One Maths, multiple choice and written answers; Stage Two English, written answers; Stage Two Maths, written answers. Source
- How places are decided
- Catchment or priority area first, then the score. Stage One is a sift (Tiffin decides how many are invited, with a 10% leeway for priority groups). Places go by Combined Score (50% English = Stage Two English; 50% Maths = Stage One and Stage Two maths in ratio 2:3), with boys living in the 10 km Priority Area ranked above those outside. Up to 10% of places for sport (5%) and music (5%) aptitude. Source Source
- Practice and familiarisation
- Sample papers and an online practice test. The practice materials (another website) Source Source
- Interview Inferred
- No. Source
Places are allocated by test scores; no interview is mentioned. Separate sport and music aptitude assessments are held for up to 10% of places. - What has changed
- From September 2025 entry Tiffin School added Sporting and Music Aptitude Assessments (up to 5% of places each). No change of test provider found on the pages read. Source
How Remelia helps with the 11+
What Remelia practises for every Quest plan, part by part, is on one page; this plan leaves out verbal reasoning, non-verbal reasoning, the writing and science. Remelia for Quest maths, English and reasoning tests
Particular to this test
Maths
The Key Stage 2 objectives for Years 3 to 5, in the order your child’s school teaches them, counted towards the exam.
English
Grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary questions most days, Years 3 to 5, counted towards the exam.
The last fortnight
The plan works to October of Year 6; until the school publishes the day for your child’s year, that date is an estimate.
Sources
Where every line comes from.
- Admissions Arrangements 2027-28, Tiffin School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“Tiffin School’s Published Admission Number (PAN) for Year 7 for September 2027 is 180.”
- Year 7 Admissions, Tiffin School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“We work in partnership with Quest to set our Year 7 Entrance Tests. ... Each year we work with Quest to create a bespoke test specifically for Tiffin, which also changes annually.”
“From September 2025 entry onwards, Tiffin School introduced a new Sporting Aptitude Assessment and a new Music Aptitude Assessment. Up to 10% of places are awarded to boys who demonstrate an aptitude in Sport (5%) or Music (5%).”
- Frequently Asked Questions, entry to Year 7 September 2027, Tiffin School checked 22 September 2026
The page’s words
“All answers will be marked on an answer sheet called an OMR that is marked by a computer.”
“The tests are typically between 40 to 60 minutes each with a short break in between. ... For the Maths paper, the answers may be ... (multiple choice), or they may be numerical. ... The Stage Two Tests assess English and Maths and are similar in length to the Stage One Tests. They require hand written answers”
“Tiffin School does not publish its past papers. We have, however, published some illustrative Stage One and Stage Two questions on our website”
“For Year 7 entry in September 2027, the registration is open from midday on Friday, 5th June 2026 to 12.00 noon on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.”
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